Table 2 Awareness of Ocular Allergy

What is your source of information

Media

25 (26.6)

28 (27.5)

9 (47.4)

5 (29.4)

15 (13.0)

82 (23.6)

Internet

22 (23.4)

26 (25.3)

3 (15.8)

5 (29.4)

25 (21.7)

81 (23.3)

Friends/relatives

17 (18.1)

17 (16.7)

2 (10.5)

4 (23.5)

14 (12.2)

54 (15.6)

Eye specialist

13 (13.8)

14 (13.7)

3 (15.8)

3 (17.6)

25 (13.0)

58 (16.7)

Program training

13 (13.8)

11 (10.8)

2 (10.5)

0

32 (27.8)

58 (16.7)

Others

4 (4.3)

6 (5.9)

0

0

4 (3.5)

14 (4.0)

In your opinion does ocular allergy affect millions of people worldwide each year?

No

8 (8.5)

9 (8.8)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.9)

11 (9.6)

30 (8.6)

Yes

64 (68.1)

61 (59.8)

11 (57.9)

10 (58.8)

62 (53.9)

208 (59.9)

Don’t know

22 (24.4)

32 (31.4)

7 (36.8)

6 (35.3)

40 (34.8)

107 (30.8)

About forty percent of the Ghanaian population suffers from ocular allergy

True

34 (36.2)

35 (34.3)

5 (26.3)

7 (41.2)

30 (26.1)

111 (32.0)

False

7 (7.4)

6 (5.9)

3 (15.8)

1 (5.9)

8 (7.0)

25 (7.2)

Don’t know

53 (56.4)

51 (50.0)

11 (57.9)

9 (52.9)

77 (67.0)

211 (60.8)

Could ocular allergy lead to visual loss?

No

19 (20.2)

13 (12.7)

3 (15.8)

3 (17.6)

23 (20.0)

61 (17.6)

Yes

62 (66.0)

69 (67.6)

14 (73.7)

13 (76.5)

55 (47.8)

213 (61.4)

Don’t know

13 (13.8)

20 (19.6)

2 (10.5)

1 9 (5.9)

37 (32.2)

73 (21.0)

Ocular allergy is one of the most common eye conditions encountered by General Practitioners as well as eye care practitioners

True

55 (58.5)

51 (50.0)

7 (36.8)

8 (47.1)

74 (64.3)

195 (56.2)

False

6 (6.4)

6 (5.9)

0

1 9 (5.9)

14 (12.2)

27 (7.8)

Don’t know

33 (35.1)

45 (44.1)

12 (63.2)

8 (47.1)

27 (23.5)

125 (36.0)

Majority of people who have ocular allergy experience itching as the primary source of discomfort

True

84 (89.4)

80 (78.4)

13 (68.4)

13 (76.5)

108 (93.9)

298 (85.9)

False

3 (3.2)

6 (5.9)

1 (5.3)

2 (11.8)

1 (0.1)

13 (3.7)

Don’t know

7 (7.4)

16 (15.7)

5 (26.3)

2 (11.8)

6 (5.2)

36 (10.4)